Broken-backed
Bro"ken-backed`\, a. 1. Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair. 2. (Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship. --Totten.| broken-backed | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse" |
| 2. | (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth |
| 3. | (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end |